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Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
xv, 205 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"From corsets to crime fighting, Mae Foley challenged the patriarchal status quo by not only juggling family life, but also by forming the first female auxiliary police force in the City That Never Sleeps. After the 19th Amendment passed in 1920, Foley galvanized 2,000 women to join her "Masher Squad" and eventually became one of the first sworn officers with the NYPD. The "Masher Squad" brought down robbers and rapists, investigated the notorious...